you were all in the rotc together. had skip always want to be in the military? >> since the day i met him. we met sophomore year in high school. i was running the rotc program there. he didn't really get into rotc until his senior year in high school. he was marching in band. ever since i met hip. first words out of his mouth was, he has extensive family that have served in the military. he was really proud of his mother who was in the navy. he was telling me he was basically going to go marine corps all the way. >> i want to read, david, this is from skip's mom, a statement. my son died doing what he loved for the love of his country and his family. what can you tell me about skip? skip in a word was the happiest person i have probably ever encountered. whenever you talk to him or just sat with him he always had a smile on his face. he always wanted to talk to-up